Amazon will start pushing out another software update to 2nd generation Fire TVs in the next few days. This new update comes just a week after the last one began rolling out and carries version number 5.0.3.1_user_534011720. Don’t worry if your Fire TV hasn’t received software version 5.0.3 yet. Even though Amazon has switched to incremental updates, it’s fine if your Fire TV skips straight to version 5.0.3.1.

Remember, there is no way to force your Fire TV to update. You can force an update check, but if it’s not your Fire TV’s turn in line to update, all you can do is wait. Amazon releases all software updates incrementally. Be sure to let everyone know in the comments once your Fire TV receives this new update and if you notice any changes or bug fixes.

You can force to update by:
1. Manually check for updates, then it will start to download the update;
2. Notice the “Check for updates ” button on the left now becomes “Install updates”. Click the button and install it.

That forces a check but does not necessarily force the update. There is a big difference between the two. Devices have already begun receiving this 5.0.3.1 update, but folowing the steps you listed does not guarantee a Fire TV will install the latest update.

@BBS – I am still waiting for the latest update. Can you share your connection details – Are you connected directly to an HDMI receiver? If yes, are you seeing the DD 5.1 flag for HBO / Netflix etc.? What is the audio setting on the Fire TV? Automatic?

I can confirm that dts and every other audio is NOW working on kodi through passthrough. I recieved update this evening. I have tried dolby and various other audio formats such as DTS master audio, dolby 5.1, dolby 7.1, dts 7.1, the only one that didn’t work was dolby trueHD.

Using hdmi from fire tv to reciever and reciever into tv. I have fire tv set to dolby/hdmi in settings. Channels are mapped properly as they should be…finally happy with this device. I never had remote issue other than battery life not being too good…but I decided to switch to an airmouse. So no worries about that anymore…

@Chris – Thanks for researching this – were you also one of the early recipients of the 5.0.3 update? I ask because I got 5.0.3 only a couple of days ago … so does that mean … I have to again wait for my turn to come a few days from now for this latest update :(

Yes @vulcan195, I recieved the last update right away and recieved this latest update yesterday at some point. I was at work all day and when I read about the new update on here I immediately checked my fire tv and it had already updated on its own…I can confirm the remote update as well. Hopefully it improves battery life. The fire tv itself and software seems to run alot better…I never had any major complaints about how the software ran before but it does seem to be running alot smooter. I haven’t experienced any long delays on playback. Netflix has 5.1. I’m finally happy about the issues that have been fixed…I now cosine this fire tv to be better than the 1st generation…

Updated this morning incl. the remote update.
Netflix now with 5.1.
Kodi as well now working with passthrough DD and DTS :)
Hopefully this wil last.
One day bevore, KODI was also working once under 5.03 but
during a second try the white noise was back.
Hopefully now it is sovled stable.

I personally never had connection issues but battery life was terrible. I’m on my 2nd set of batteries. I replaced them after yesterday’s update. I barely even used the fire tv remote because I used an airmouse but for the batteries to be dead with hardly any use was definitely an issue. Now that the batteries are new, I can only wait and see if that problem has been resolved…I’ll post as soon as I know for sure…

Zero issues with the batteries. Still using the same batteries from when I got the AFTV2 (Oct 5) and I have used the remote quite a bit.
Its possible that its getting wireless interference.
I have sideloaded Wifi Analyzer to the AFTV2 – works great in finding out the spectrum landscape in my neighborhood.

5.0.3 update still does not work properly aftv2 with kodi and NEW yamaha rx-A1050 4k receiver. Channels are all mixed up. Still get static on certain audio setups. Does not decode any hd formats. I can only get it to show PCM and when i get that the channels are all mixed up. Way to go amazon… Its official your bunch of idiots who it comes to software and hardware. keep the testing and the updates coming…lol

My FireTV is set for automatic and it does not send, DD instead of DD+. This is unlike the Roku and the Apple TV – where I get DD5.1 from both boxes through the TV to receiver (TOSLINK)
When I forced DD+ over HDMI, I get a squeal since my 2014 Samsung 4K TV is not able to process DD+ over HDMI.

Amazon needs to offer an additional option in the sound setup to send plain DD 5.1 over HDMI like the option Roku offers.

Until then, many of us who use TOSLINK from TV to receiver are out of luck. :(

My receiver has superb acoustics, I don’t want to trash and replace it just because Amazon is not updating firmware to send plain DD.

I also would like to know if the HDCP 2.2 4K signal from the Fire TV is passing through correctly via the receiver. Does the receiver have to be the latest (2015) generation for this to work? Please share the model # of the receiver.

The 4k receiver I have is rx a 1050 from yahmaha. It has 8 hdcp2.2 slots aND one older older slot on front of it. Channels get all mixed up when using newer 2.2 slots. When I use the older hdmi slot prior to hdcp2.2 there is no channel mixup. How the hell could amazon sell a 4k aftv and screw this up since the only way u will get 4k content with surround sound is using a new 4k receiver. On the plex forum multiple people are talking about this same issue and how the channel mixup also happens within the plex app as well as kodi.

Ps.. this is too the owner of this site. You seem to have a connection to people at amazon based on all the articles I read here about people who wish to remain anonymous. Can I share with them that they have a major issue with channel mixup on prob ALL 4k receivers. Most people don’t have a new 4k hdcp2.2 receiver yet so there not experiencing this issue rather they just notice DD is not working with there older receiver. I would really like to know if idiots at amazon actually know about this MAJOR ISSUE with there product. There supposed to be doing a major internal test and yet they can fix this! !!!!!!

October 12th, you will receive an automatic software update that enables Dolby Digital Plus for customers who have a Dolby Digital Plus system (including support for Netflix and Amazon Video). An update for older Dolby Digital systems (not Dolby Digital Plus) will be distributed on November 30th.

I can confirm that latest update fixes channel mixup. However there are still issues. Plex is fixed but now video shudders and freezes so plea with surround sound is basically not usable. Kodi properly displays Dolby d and dts now with no channel mixup.

I meant to add that the mirroring function I’m referring to is when I try to mirror my laptop with Windows 8.1. Weird, because it worked perfect with my old Fire TV Box (non-4k), but now the new box is not recognized by windows.